The moment we met. Haunting meadows in springtime, Your slim silhouette. A slumbering fawn Awakes in new morning dawn. The ghost of your eyes. Your singular smile Feigning figures and fancies. The phantoms that guile. Fair feathers were fanned - Ruffled wing of a sparrow. The touch of your hand. Inside still a boy. Body burning aflutter I jittered with joy. The sound of your laugh. Ocean waters were splashing, A midsummer bath. We strayed on the strand Your hair, long, tousled and blown. A moment, alone. I started to spin Beneath skies opening wide. Your breath on my skin. Being drawn aside The mysteries of love unwind. Two tongues are entwined. Falling from above Fires we shared in late fall. The fury of love. Pa**ions which flowered, Painted stars the night showered. The brightness of day. Your name and ‘farewell' - Two words tolled in winter's sky. A shattering knell She left while I slept. A farewell note near the nook I read while I wept.